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Faleke, a bad loser funding APDA – Bello fires back

Daily Dispatch January 12, 2018

Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello,has lambasted former deputy governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kogi State, James Abiodun Faleke, over comments against him. Faleke had warned that President Muhammadu Buhari may lose the state in 2019 if Bello continues to lead his

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Appeal Court clears way for Anambra senatorial re-run election

Daily Dispatch January 11, 2018

  The Court of Appeal on Thursday in Abuja dismissed a motion seeking to restrain Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from conducting the re-run election into the Anambra Central Senatorial District. Delivering the judgment, Justice Abubakar Yahaya held that the earlier order made on Nov. 20, 2017 directing INEC to conduct election for the senatorial […]

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Buhari’s anti-graft war it’s a strategic plot to Islamise Nigeria- Ben Nwabueze

Daily Dispatch January 11, 2018

Ben Nwabueze, Chairman of the Patriots, has rubbished the President Muhammadu Buhari-led anti-graft war, saying it’s a strategic plot to Islamise Nigeria. He made the claim while faulting the appointment of Northerners as heads of all major security agencies and other strategic positions in the country. Nwabueze stressed that old age was affecting Buhari’s mobilisation

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657,000 PVCs abandoned in Oyo State

Daily Dispatch January 11, 2018

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Oyo State on Thursday said a total of 657, 267 Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) were yet to be collected by their owners in the state. The INEC’s state Administrative Secretary, Mr Surajudeen Junaid, made the disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ibadan. […]

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Buhari has delivered electoral promises – Tony Momoh

Daily Dispatch January 10, 2018

A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Prince Tony Momoh on Wednesday said President Muhammadu Buhari has done well in the delivery of his electoral promises. Momoh, a former Minister of Information, gave the assessment in a telephone interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday. He said though there were still […]

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Herdsmen killings: Forget Benue votes in 2019 – Tiv people tell Buhari

Daily Dispatch January 10, 2018

The Tiv Area Traditional Council, TATC, has told President Muhammadu Buhari that he would not get a single vote in the state in 2019. They said if “he loves his political future,” he should put a lasting solution to the ongoing killings in the state by Fulani herdsmen. The pan-cultural organisation gave the warning while […]